Validation
We may acquire unhealthy habits in her need for validation. When our focus is on external support from those who don’t have our best interests at heart, we forget to pat ourselves on the back for our own successes. We start to believe the harsh judgments flung our way and soon diminish our self-respect. We set our own needs aside and concentrate on pleasing our abusers. If our efforts fail, the quality of our life decreases even further. Out of fear, we expend all our efforts towards fixing the perceived problems. Although nothing works, this lifestyle of chasing after something that...
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